General Invitation

All professional scientists involved in teaching and/or research in astronomy/astrophysics/space science are cordially invited to present papers in ANY field of astronomy, astrophysics, or space science. Students are especially welcome. Advanced amateurs are also invited to attend.

The conference presentations are composed of 15-minute contributed talks (including questions) and posters following the same format as AAS meetings. If you intend to present a talk or a poster, when completing the on-line registration form, please submit your paper title and abstract, with authors and institutions BY

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018

When completing the on-line form, please be sure to note any restrictions on when you can arrive or need to leave. Titles and abstracts will be posted on the MARAC site as they become available.

PARKINGThere will be parking passes available for purchase ($7 each) on Friday. These allow parking in any faculty, staff or student parking spot (except handicapped or otherwise reserved for university-plated vehicles). Parking is free on Saturday. This linkcontains a parking map which includes the Miller Nichols Library and Learning Center on the UMKC campus, the location of the meeting.

WIFIInternet access/Wifi will be available at the meeting. Theuseridandpasswordwill be provided on site.

PROGRAMSTo minimize the destruction of another forest, we will print up a limited no. of schedules with titles only for use on site. You are encouraged to download and access the full schedule and abstracts on your own device.

PAYMENTFor registration payment, please note that we do not take credit cards. Payment should be made in cash or as a check made out to Bruce Twarog (I have to fund my retirement somehow!). We will provide receipts for any attendee requiring paperwork for reimbursement or attendance purposes.

POSTERSPoster backboards are 48" x 36" and mounted flat on a display easel; they can be oriented either vertically or horizontally.

All attendees, whether presenting a paper or not, are requested to complete the online registration form.

If you do not intend to present a paper at the meeting, you are free to register online anytime or on-site at the meeting.

REGISTRATION FEES WILL BE COLLECTED ON SITE. If you require a receipt, we will be happy to supply one.

Registration Fee: $25 Students: $10

Invited Speaker: Dr. Claudia Scarlata

Dr. Scarlata is an Associate Professor at the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics at the University of Minnesota. Her work is mostly observational in nature, targeting galaxies at different cosmic epochs to directly trace their evolution, while using local galaxies as laboratories to understand their distant analogs. Her recent work has focused on the poorly-understood balance between gas inflow (accretion of gas from the circumgalactic medium), outflow (energetic feedback into the interstellar medium due to stellar winds, supernova explosions, and black-hole activity) and gas consumption rate (star-formation).